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2024 Rivers Hoopers Season
The 2024 Rivers Hoopers season is the 19th season in club history and the second season of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The Hoopers will play in the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) once again as defending champions. The Hoopers enforced their team with American guard Will Perry, as well as with Devine Eke. Eke and Perry were named to the All-BAL Second Team after the conclusion of the season. They were allocated in the Sahara Conference, and surprisingly won the conference and sealed their first ever playoff spot. In the quarterfinals, they defeated US Monastir, and in the semi-finals they lost to Al Ahly Ly in overtime. The Hoopers defeated South Africa's Cape Town Tigers The Cape Town Tigers are a South African professional basketball team founded in Cape Town. The Tigers have played in the Basketball National League (BNL) and played in three seasons of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) between 2022 and 2024. ... to clinch the third place, becoming t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Hoopers
Rivers Hoopers is a Nigerian professional basketball team based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The team plays in the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) and currently in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established in 2005 as Royal Hoopers, the team began to play in the NPL in 2019 and changed to their current name after the management of the team was taken over by the Government of Rivers State. The Hoopers have played in the Premier League since its inception and won the national championship six times, with titles in 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024. At the continental level, Rivers Hoopers has played in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup three times, and has played in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) thrice, in the 2021, 2024 and 2025 seasons. History The club was established in 2005 as Royal Hoopers, with former Nigeria national team player Ogoh Odaudu at the reins as head coach. In the club's first four years, they organised annual "classics" tournaments. The H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023. Dakar is situated on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa. Cap-Vert was colonized by the Portuguese people, Portuguese in the early 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. Kingdom of France, France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis, Senegal, Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Crawford (basketball, Born 1992)
Marcus Christopher Crawford (born September 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Urunani. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis. Crawford has had an extensive career with teams in Europe and Africa. He is a two-time All-BAL First Team selection. College career Crawford played four years of college basketball for the Memphis Tigers. After two irregular initial seasons, he had a breakout season as a junior in 2012–13, posting career highs in points, rebounds, three-point field goals made (71), and three-point percentage (39.9), and earning Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year honors. Professional career 2014–15 season: Rookie season in the NBA D-League After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Crawford joined the Houston Rockets for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 28, 2014, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 19 after appearing in five pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadio Doucouré
Sadio Doucouré (born July 27, 1992) is a French and Malian professional basketball player for Tindastóll. He has also played for the Mali national team. Professional career After playing his rookie season with Cognac, Doucouré played for several other teams in France. In the 2023–24 season, he played for KB Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. On April 25, 2024, Doucouré was announced as a new signing of Tunisian champions US Monastirof the Basketball Africa League The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is the premier men's basketball league in Africa. Founded in 2019, the league was established and is co-organized by NBA Africa and the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Each season typically r ... (BAL). He made his debut on May 4, 2024, with 12 points in an overtime loss against APR. In July 2024, he signed with Tindastóll of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. References External linksSadio Doucouréat realgm.com 1992 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 US Monastir Basketball Season
The 2023–24 season of the US Monastir basketball team is the 65th season in club history and will be the 4th season in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Monastir played in their fourth consecutive BAL season, and following a disappointing performance in the previous season, US Monastir brought in ex-players Ater Majok and Chris Crawford for the 2024 season. Monastir reached the playoffs again, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Rivers Hoopers Rivers Hoopers is a Nigerian professional basketball team based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The team plays in the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) and currently in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established in 2005 as Royal Hoopers, the ... of Nigeria. Transactions Roster Current roster Basketball Africa League Sahara Conference BAL playoffs The playoffs will begin on 24 May 2024 with the seeding games and finish on 1 June 2024 with the final. Seeding game (4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ike (basketball)
David Vaughan Icke ( ; born 29 April 1952) is an English conspiracy theorist, author and a former footballer and sports broadcaster. He has written over 20 books, self-published since the mid-1990s, and spoken in more than 25 countries. In 1990, Icke visited a psychic who told him he was on Earth for a purpose and would receive messages from the spirit world. This led him to claim in 1991 to be a "Son of the Godhead" and that the world would soon be devastated by tidal waves and earthquakes. He repeated this on the BBC show ''Wogan''. His appearance led to public ridicule. Books Icke wrote over the next 11 years developed his world view of a New Age conspiracy. Reactions to his endorsement of an antisemitic fabrication, ''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'', in ''The Robots' Rebellion'' (1994) and in ''And the Truth Shall Set You Free'' (1995) led his publisher to decline further books, and he has self-published since then. Icke contends that the universe consists of "vibrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Robeyns
William Robeyns (born 23 February 1996) is a Belgian-Rwandan basketball player who last played for Liège Basket of the BNXT League. He also represents the Rwanda national basketball team. Professional career Robeyns played for Phoenix Brussels from 2018 to 2021. During the 2020–21 season, he averaged 9.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. On 20 May 2021, Robeyns signed with Liège Basket. In the 2022 Belgian offseason, Robeyns played for APR of the Rwanda Basketball League. On 4 May 2024 Robeyns made his debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) with APR, recording 6 points and 5 rebounds in an overtime win against US Monastir. National team career In August 2021, Robeyn was added to the roster of the Rwanda national basketball team. On 25 August 2021, Robeyn made his debut at the first day of the tournament and contributed 24 points to an 81–68 win over . He won a bronze medal with Rwanda at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan The 2023 FIBA AfroCan was the 2nd edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adonis Filer
Adonis Jovon Filer (born July 11, 1993) is a Rwandan-American basketball player who currently plays for APR. He also plays for the Rwanda national basketball team in International competitions. Early life Born and raised in Chicago, Filer attended Mount Carmel High School before transferring to the Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond, Indiana. He later also attended Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. College career Filer committed to the Clemson Tigers. In his rookie season, he averaged 10.0 points and 4.0 rebounds. After two years, he transferred from Clemson to Florida Atlantic. Professional career On September 14, 2017, Filer signed his first professional contract with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. He was released before playing any official game with the team. Filer then signed a contract for the 2018–19 season, with Beroe of the Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL). During the 2020–21 season, Filer played with the Patriots of the RN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obadiah Noel
Obadiah Arthur Noel (born June 28, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for APR BBC of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Rwanda Basketball League (RBL). He played college basketball for the UMass Lowell River Hawks. Early life Noel began his high school career at Saint John's Catholic Prep. For his senior season, Noel transferred to Tuscarora High School, playing under coach Darryl Whiten. He scored 41 points in a game during his senior season. As a senior, Noel averaged 22.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He was named Frederick County Player of the Year. Noel committed to playing college basketball at UMass Lowell, the only team to offer him a scholarship. College career Noel averaged 6.5 points per game as a freshman off the bench. He was named to the America East All-Rookie Team. As a sophomore, Noel averaged 14.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2 assists per game. Noel averaged 18.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a junior, earn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 APR BBC Season
In the 2024 season for APR BBC, APR played internationally in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and domestically in the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL). The team played in the BAL following their championship in the 2023 RBL season, 2023 season, that ended a 14-year title drought for APR. It was the second season under coach Maz Trakh. In national competition, APR won the double by winning both the RBL and the inaugural Rwanda Basketball Cup, Rwandan Cup. In the BAL, they were eliminated in the conference phase, becoming the first Rwandan team to not qualify for the playoffs. Overview APR began their training in December 2023, when they ended a residential camp. In February, APR will have a 10-day a training camp in Qatar, where they will face the Qatar men's national basketball team, Qatar national team, among others. Maz Trakh continued as head coach, and was joined by former NBA assistant coach Bill Bayno. In May 2024, APR played the 2024 BAL Sahara Conference, Sahara Conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Amayo
Kelvin Nosa JR Amayo (born January 9, 1992) is a Nigerian-Canadian basketball player for the Rivers Hoopers of the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) and Basketball Africa League (BAL). High school and college career Amayo was born in Montreal, Canada, to Nigerian parents Faith and Charles Amayo. Amayo played high school basketball with St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, where he averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game. He transferred to NIA School, where he upped his statistics to 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game, while leading NIA to the nation's number 6 among United States prep schools. He enrolled in Marshall University in 2012, where he played for the Thundering Herd men's basketball team, appearing in three games before electing to transfer. He changed to Iona where he would sit out the 2013–14 season due to transfer rules. He played four games in his junior season before having a season-ending injury, causing him to miss th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Jacques Boissy
Jean Jacques Boissy (born 28 January 2000) is a Senegalese basketball player who plays for REG and the Senegal national team. Playing at point guard, he is a graduate of the NBA Academy Africa and has played professionally since 2021. Boissy won the BAL championship in 2025, and was the MVP in the same year. He is also a two-time All-BAL First Team selection. Early life and career Basketball was introduced to Boissy by his father, Elysee Boissy, who was a former Senegal national team player and played at the 2003 FIBA Africa Championship. At age 15, he switched from football to basketball. Boissy later joined the NBA Academy Africa where he combined his high school education with basketball. After graduating, he aimed to play collegiate in the United States but did not receive an offer. He then enrolled to African Leadership University at their campus in Rwanda in 2019, and played pre-season games for Patriots BBC in the Rwanda Basketball League. After this, Boissy signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
